Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-04-05
CORONER.
wv. SCHULTZ GETS HIS OLD JOB, AFTER A
TOUGH FIGHT.
The Board Of Commissioners AppVpratss SOSs5
for Roads and Bridges and franSacts
Other Important Business.

The Board of County Commissioners met
in regular monthly session yesterday morn
ing, all the members being present. The
first matter taken up was the appropria-
ton for the maintenance of roads and
bridges, the same having been revised by
the committee, and reduced from $l3, 300
to S1O,3 When the report had been
read Mr.. Maxwell moved to approve and
adopt it as a whole. Mr.. Speidel opposed
this course, and suggested that each ap-
preparation be acted upon separately. Mr.
Cruise called Mr. McGregor to the chair,
and addressed the Board in favor of read
ing the report as whole again, and that
opportunity be given any member to OBJ
iect to any item which did not meet with
his approval. Before taking his seat Mr..
Cruise offered the following:
WHEREAS, The Committee on Roads and
Bridges''h has acted upon the suggestion Of
some of the members of the Board,
and cut down the appropriations
asked for at the last regular meeting of the
Board, so that no more is now asked for
than is absolutely needed 10 keep the
county roads in fair condition; therefore,
be it
"ResOlred, That the report now being
considered be adopted"
After some further discussion the report
was adopted on motion of Mr. Myles.
Mr.. Speidel then moved to take up the
ordinance relating to the election and term
of office of the county physicians The
dinance was adopted. The ordinance is
the same rs the old ordinance, except that
the term of Office is increased from one to
two years. There was lively discussion
over the ordinance, there being n desire on
the part of some of the members TO increase
the salary TO $3.50, but it was defeated.
Committee reports were then taken up,
as follows:
Roads and Bridges-Bills aggregating
1856. 80 were read, approved and ordered
paid. The Committee reported a bad slip
in the West Union and ROney's Point
road.
Court House and Jail-Bills aggregating
1874 were read, approved and ordered paid.
The Committee recommended that the
Travellers Protective Association be grant
ed the use of one of the Court rooms, pro-
vided it would not interfere with the sit
tings of the Court, that Messrs Stein and
Mc(iregOr see what it would cost to have
certain books i'll the Office Of the Circuit
Clerk bound, and that the assistant janitor
be paid $50 per month, all Of which were
agreed TO.
Finance-RepOrted bills aggregating
1892 80, which were read, approved and
ordered paid. The Committee recon-
mended that Sheriff Handlan be credited
with county orders aggregating $50, 266. 80,
with 1864. ID interest on same, and with
S759.50 road orders Adopted.
Poor House and Farm-Reported bills
aggTegating $253.77 on account of Poor
House and Farm, and 1907. So on account
of county poor fund, which were read, APP
proved and ordered paid.
The matter of the damage done by the
Natural Gas Company Of West Virginia to
certain roads was taken up and the Board
was addressed, on behalf of the company,
by Hon. Alfred Caldwell. Finally, on
motion of Mr.. Stein, committee of five,
consisting of Messrs. Nichols, Maxwell,
Speidel, Stein and the County Engineer was
appointed as q committee to look into the
case further.
The Board then proceed TO elect county
poor physician. The application of DIR. q.
A. Cracraft and son was the only one be-
fore the Board, and they were according
ly appointed, 10 attend to the Iniirmary
patients. For physician for the City Dis
trict: Mr.. Stein nominated DIR. c. +. Gar
risOn. Mr.. Nichols nominated DR.. l.. ID.
Wilson, and Mr. Speidel nominated DIR.
Reed. A ballot resulted: Garrison 2,
Wilson and Reed |. DIR. Wilson was ac-
cOrdingly declared elected.
The matter of the election OF a Coroner
was the next business. Applications were
read from w. II. Davis, d. T.. Phillips
and J. A. Arkle. J. w. Schultze was
nominated by Commissioner Speidel and DR..
f. HOge was nominated by Commissioner
Nichols. Five ballots were taken, result
ing in the reelection Of Coroner Schultze.
The final ballot resulted: Phillips, 3;
Ankle. ! Schultze, 6. Those voting for
Schultze were Messrs. Maxwell, Myles,
McGregoT, Speidel. StOcker and Tyler.
Mr.. Mckinley voted for Ankle, and Messrs.
Nichols, Stein and Mr.. President for
Phillips.
W. BrandstrOp was unanimously elected
engineer at the County Infirmary, and
Mrs, Kate Beuter was chosen Matron by
the same vote.
On motion of Mr.. Tyler, 500 was placed
in the hands of Mr.. Stocker, Chairman OF
the Poor House and Farm Committee, TO
be used in transporting persons out of the
county.
The balance due Architect c. p. Hamil-
ton, Of S65, was ordered paid
Mr.. Maxwell offered the following:
RESOLVED, That w. C.. Smith, County
Engineer, and Robert E. Woods, Clerk,
advertise in the daily and weekly papers
for sealed proposals for work to be done on
the county roads
Adopted.
The bill of Kleives, Kraft & Co, for
Sl3 81 was ordered paid, and proper action
to recover the amount from the city or
dered.
Mr.. Stein stated that the front base
ment room had been rented TO Col. W. W.
Arnett for $50 per year. The Prescott
ing Attorney was ordered 10 draw up
proper agreement.
Licenses 10 sell liquor were granted as
follows; G. F. Hartleib, Elm Grove; Au-
gust PresingeT, Fulton; August Heimber-
ger, ROney's Point; Louis Tooch, Fulton;
Conrad Seibert, Pleasant Valley; Lawrence
Heller, Fulton; Levi Bogard, Fulton;
Wheeling Park Association, Frank Wal
ters, Herman Gehringer, George Baker and
W. Stamm.